Weekly Theme April 20 through 26

The Resurrection Changes Everything

 For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,  that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,  

—1 Corinthians 15:3-4

             

              Three days after Jesus’ death, the power of God raised him to new life and he walked out of the tomb.  The victory over sin and death that came from Jesus’ death and resurrection was then offered to all humanity. How do we receive this gift of forgiveness and new life?  How does Christ’s new life get transplanted into our lives?  It is a free gift.  There is nothing we can do to earn forgiveness and new life.  We can’t be good enough to get it.  It isn’t something we are born into or that we inherit.  It is a free gift that is received when we believe in faith that Christ did die for our sins and that through his resurrection we have received new and eternal life.  When we have faith that all that Christ did was done for us then the transplant of new life has taken place and we will live eternally through that new life.  The resurrection of Jesus has changed everything.

Bottom line is that there is something we all need.  We all need forgiveness for our sins and we all need the gift of life everlasting.  The new life that we need is transplanted into our lives when we believe. When we have faith that Christ died and rose from the dead for us then Christ’s new life is transplanted into our lives.  The resurrection of Jesus changes everything.